The COBIA is open for guided tours year round. Visitors are given the unique experiance of seeing what life was like aboard a diesel submarine during the later part of the Pacific War and seeing first-hand how complex a submarine really is.

You'll step aboard the COBIA just abaft the conning tower and feel the wook deck beneath your feet. Walking forward, you'll pass the conning tower along the port side, getting a good look at the 40mm, 20mm and 3.5" deck guns.

Going below deck through what was once the forward torpedo loading hatch, you find yourself in the Forward Torpedo Room. Along with actual torpedoes resting in their racks, you'll see the six torpedo tubes, the forward escape hatch, the officer's head and several racks were some of the crew lived and slept.

The next stop is the Forward Battery or Officer's Quarters, were the COBIA's officers and Chief Petty Officers slept. A small galley for the wardroom and the yeoman's shack are also in this compartment.

The COBIA's Nerve Center
Moving aft you'll be in the Control Room. It's here where all the key control systems of the COBIA are located including the hydraulic manifold, high-pressure air manifold, trim manifold, the bow and stern planes diving station and the helm. The radio room is toward the aft end of the compartment.

Above the Control Room, through a water-tight hatch, is the Conning Tower. Here is where the commanding officer directed his attacks on Japanese convoys. The pericopes, radar and sonar stations, TDC and helm are all located in the Conning Tower.

Below the Control Room is the Pump Room where various systems, like compressors, pumps and the air conditioning machinery, are housed.

The After Compartments
After the Control Rooom is the After Battery compartment where the majority of the enlisted men slept and ate. The crew's galley and mess hall are in the forward section, with bunks and the enlisted head aft.

The next two compartments are the Forward and After Engine Rooms. The COBIA's four main diesel engines and generators are here as well at the vapor compression distillers and the auxilliary diesel engine and generator.

The Maneuvering Room, the next compartment, is where you'll see the maneuvering control stand, lathe, crew's head, and auxiliary switchboard.

Lastly, you come to the After Torpedo Room with it's four torpedo tubes, after escape hatch and more bunks for the crew that lived and worked in the compartment.